The photos below are what we saw.
The
path from San Diego to Tucson is I-8. I-8 goes through
Ocotillo, CA which has recently erected a set of windmills.
Outside
of Yuma, AZ we passed through the Buttercup sand dunes.
Usually, this area is a zoo around Thanksgiving. But because
we passed through the area a few days before the holiday, it was
not so busy.
Most
of the I-8 route in Arizona runs past the old Southern Pacific
railroad tracks. These tracks carry great amounts of
containerized freight and we passed a number of trains in both
directions.
A
full-scale geek-fest in progress at the kitchen table. We
stayed with my step sister Sandy and her husband Larry. They
seem to benefit from our computer assistance when we come to their
home.
Larry
and Sandy have a very nice place with great furniture.
The
leather couches are great for watching TV.
Despite
the coming of winter, the landscaping looked great.
They
have a nice view of the Santa Catalina Mountains from their back
yard.
The
flowers appeared to be handling the cold nights well.
Both
Kathleen and I really liked their outdoor patio.
Larry
purchased a nice geode that had been cut and polished.
Carefully
considering the installation of Parallels (Windows under Mac OS)
on his laptop.
A
very nice wall decoration.
A
view of Pusch Ridge in the distance.
Ah,
preparing for the Thanksgiving dinner. Tons of effort went
into getting ready for the dinner and Sandy is a great cook so I
was looking forward to it with great expectations.
Prior
to the onslaught of calories at dinner, we went for a hike on the
Oro Valley trail system. The trails take you past nice areas
covered with native plants and cactus.
The
Oro Valley area of the desert is lushly covered in various kinds
of desert flora.
My
favorite desert plant: cholla.
The
brush is thick enough that walking through it is both difficult
and rather dangerous due to the various "armored plants".
As
part of the build-out of the trail system, Oro Valley commissioned
an artist to build steel reptiles.
Another
steel reptile, this is a so-called "horny toad".
An
another interesting sculpture.
This
is a steel century plant.
"Back
in the day", the mountains in the distance were really in the
boondocks. Now, they are at the edge of the city.
This
steel turtle was fabricated using 1/4" plate.
The
Thanksgiving turkey was cooked on the Weber grill and it came out
great.
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